Hospitality Veteran William Blackham Joins Supertel Hospitality as CEO

William Blackham

            NORFOLK, NE —Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPPR), a real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that hospitality and finance veteran William Blackham has joined the company as chief executive officer.

  Previously, Mr. Blackham was president and CEO of Eagle Hospitality, a hotel REIT which traded on the NYSE and has been active for several decades in entities actively involved in real estate and hospitality development, acquisition and advisory services.

He replaces Kelly Walters, who will remain on Supertel’s board of directors.  Mr. Blackham also was appointed to the Supertel board of directors.

            “Bill Blackham brings more than 30 years of deep and broad hospitality and investment experience to Supertel,” said Jim Friend, Supertel’s chairman of the board.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

 Ms. Krista Arkfeld

Director of Corporate Communications

karkfeld@supertelinc.com

(402) 371-2520

Chris Daly

Phone:  (703) 435-6293

Chris@dalygray.com